Awning for automobiles



Nov. 2, 1926. 1,605,200

' C. BACON AWNI NG FOR AUTOMOBILES Filed August 20 19 gwuentm Charlcxs Bacon,

1 M na 51g v Nov. 2 1926. 1,605,200 c. BACON AWNING FOR AUTOMOBILES Fild August 20, 1926 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 gwgz'nfoa "N C/za r165 Ba com I rm 4 piece ofresilient, wirclilre material, shaped Patented Nov. 2, 1926.

CHARLES BACON, OF KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI.

AWNING FOR AUTOMOBILES.

Application filed August 20, 1926. Serial No, 130,508.

This invention relates to awnings for au- -tomobiles of the character ofthat shown in my copending application Serial No. 129,751, filed on the 17th day of August, 1926, and it has for its object to further simplify and cheapen the cost of manufacture of awnings of this character.

Broadly stated, the invention resides in providing an awning frame made of a single to comprise a horizontal awnin supporting element, having downwardly extending legs at its opposite ends, which are shaped and dimensioned to enter the glass grooves of an automobile, said material bemg so bent, and shaped as to cause said legs to have a tendency to spring apart and thereby be frictionally held in said glass grooves. v

Further objects and advantages of the invention will be set forth in the detailed description which follows.

In the accompanying drawing- 1 is a perspective View of the awning of the present invention illustrating the some in place uponzan automobile door/ Fig. 2 is. a horizontal sectional view through said door illustrating the awning in place therein.

Fig. 3. is a perspective View of the complete awning with the fabrio of .the same partly broken away.

Fig. 4 is a perspective View of an awning illustrating a slightly modified form iii": the invention.

Like numerals designate corresponding parts in all of the figures of: the drawing.

, The awning of the present invention comprises a frame having a horizontal member 5 and downwardly bent end portions 6. In

the particular form of the invention th t I have chosen for urposes of illustration, the metal is bent to orm sprlng convolutions or "loops 7 at the juncture of the leg portions 6 with the horizontal portions 5, said spring convolutions being such as to tend to cause said leg portions to spring outwardly or away from each other. It will be noted that from these spring convolutions the metal is bent downwardly at 8, inwardly at 9, outwardly at 10 and upwardly at 11, said up wardly bent portions constituting in themselves free spring members which add to the lateral yield ability of the structure. This of irhportance since it renders it possible to make a given structure fit windows of varying widths.

The awning proper may comprise a rigid frame 12, rigidly fixed by the end members 13 and 14, to the horizontal member 5 and all of these elements may be made of resilh ent metal. An awning web 6 covers the fradine constituted by the elements 5, 12, 13 an 1d.

In Fig. 4, I have illustrated a construe-- tion substantially like that shown in Fig. 3, though in this case theendinembers 13 are mounted to swing from the;.horizontal member 5 and the awning is heldain its extended position by collapsible braces such. as are commonly used to hold the lids of trunks in elevated position, said braces being indicated at 15 and being connected at their outer ends to the member 12 of the awning frame and at their inner ends being hinged to the lower horizontal members 10 of the leg'sections This provides an awning which is collapsiblc and which may be folded into small compass. Since these awnings are held in place wholly by friction, I preferably roughen, or knurl, the outer faces of the terminal members 11 to cause them to more seecurely engage the felt of the glass grooves so that the awning will maintain its position under the jolt and jar of the vehicle.

It is clear thatthe mere bending of the metal at 7 would give spring effect; that this spring effect is enhanced by the provision of the spring convolutions at 7 and that a further spring effect is provided by the prrvision of the free spring ends 11. Clearly any of these may be omitted without effecting the operation or the others.

Therefore it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to a structure ineludingall of these spring elements but that Sill ' zontal' member and downwardly ans her and collapsible two der the resilience of the metal, projeosaid legs laterally into said glass grooves.

2. Anawning frame comprising a horiextendingleg portions at the oppbsite ends thereof, the connection between said leg portions and said horizontal portions being" of a spring nature and acting to move said legs outwardiy, said legs being free to spring outwardly from the-top to the bottom there of and into the gloss grooves of an automobile and being ci such cross sectional dimensions as to substsntialiy 'iill said grooves laterally and fit snugly therein.

3.'An awning frame comprising a horizontal member and downwardly extending legportions at the outer ends thereof, the material from which said member end leg portions are formed being of a resilient na tureand being bent at thejuncture of said member and leg portions to form spring convolutions which act to move said legs outwardly from top to bottom thereof.

4. A structure as recited in claim 2 wherein said leg portions terminate in free spring" ends.

5. Amtructure as recited in claim 3 wherein leg portions terminate in free sprin ends;

6. structure as recited in claim 2 in combination. with. awning web cerryin members entending from said horizonta member and braces extending between the awning "web carrying members and the lower ends of the leg portions.

7. A structure as recited in claim 2, in combination. with awning web carrying members swung from said horizontal memart braces the ends of which arepivota 15 connected to memes the said leg-portions and to the awning web carrying members respectively.

8. An awning frsme made of spring material and comprising a horizontal member, inte ral spring convolutions at the 0pposits ends of said member and integral vertical. leg portions depending from ssid convoiutions, each of so id leg portions comprising two vertical runs, connected at the bottom by a horizontal part, an awningweb, the upper edge of which is connected to the horizontal member braces for supporting the iower portion of said web, said braces being pivoted to said horizontal part a suf ficie'nt distance outwardly of the outermost oi": saidvertical runs to permit of said outer runs being projected into the glass grooves of an automobile under the action of said spring convolutions.

9. An awning frame made of spring material comprising a horizontal member and vertical leg portions at the opposite ends of said horizontal member which tend to spring outwardly under the inherent resiliency of the material of theirame, each of said vertical leg portions comprising two vertical runs connected the bottom by a I horizontal part, on awning web the upper edge of which is connected to the horizontal member end braces for supporting the lower edge of said owning web, being pivoted to said horizontal part a sufficient distance inwardly of the outermost of said vertical runs to permit of said outer runs being projected of an automobile under the action of the spring material of the frame.

In testimony whereof: I efiix my signature.

' CHARLES BACON.

said braces into the glass grooves 

